Update: The coroner has confirmed to WVTM that the body recovered is that of Jacob Rentfrow. He was found and pronounced at the scene at 2:35 p.m. Thursday.

Authorities are searching for a missing Grayson Valley man.

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Jacob Michael Rentfrow, 21, was reported missing Wednesday by a family member. He was last seen Sunday at his home in the 1800 block of Satterwhite Drive.

Authorities said Rentfrow did not show up for work on Monday. His mother discovered his locked car in the parking lot at Cosby Lake Park.

An ALEA helicopter crew spotted a submerged body in the lake around 3 p.m. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office dive team was been called to the scene and recovered the body just before 6 p.m. A positive identification hasn't been made yet.

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An ALEA helicopter crew spotted a body submerged in water at Lake Cosby Park during a search for a missing Jefferson County man, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017.

"The cause of death and positive identification will be determined by the medical examiner," the sheriff's office said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office at 205-325-1450.